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intimacy

in·ti·macy

UK/ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/ US/ˈɪntʌmʌsi/ fairly common

noun

1.

close or warm friendship

  • “the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy”
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2.
3.

a feeling of being intimate and belonging together

  • “their closeness grew as the night wore on”
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Origin

From intim(ate) + -acy.

Phrases

  • intimacy coordinator

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